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WTO panel looking at decision to uphold EU ban on seal products

20/03/2014

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) final appeal body is taking a look at the decision to uphold a ban on the trade of seal products in the European Union (EU).

VN Exporters told to prepare for trade defense measures

20/03/2014

HCMC – Trade defense measures adopted by other countries against Vietnam’s commodities remain high barriers and local enterprises should prepare themselves for new cases, heard a seminar in HCMC on March 14.

Vietnam's rubber exporters likely to face difficulties on low demand

20/03/2014

HANOI, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's rubber exporters are likely to face further difficulties because of the low demand from major rubber importers, the Vietnam Rubber Association said on Tuesday.

South Korea Looks To FTAs To Support SMEs

17/03/2014

South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Hyun Oh-seok presided over a ministerial meeting on international economic affairs, which discussed measures to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMESs) entering Southeast Asian markets by engaging in regional initiatives to lower tariff barriers to trade.

EU-U.S. trade talks make steady progress

17/03/2014

BRUSSELS, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) and the United States made steady progress in all areas of the negotiations Friday, paving the way for a future trade and investment deal.

Japan, US to hold TPP talks again in late March

17/03/2014

Japan is expected to arrange another round of bilateral working-level talks as early as late March over the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal with the US.

Revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement to come into force on 6 April 2014

14/03/2014

The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014, effectively two years from the date on which the Protocol amending the Agreement was adopted in March 2012.

TPP prompts exporters to head towards home market

14/03/2014

Vietnamese garment exporters, from the big ones with strong brand names like Viet Tien or Nha Be, to outsourcing companies--have been gathering their strength to conquer the home market, which is believed to be more potential once the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is signed.